1. "Cosmetologist" means a person who engages in the practices of:
(a) Cleansing, stimulating or massaging the scalp or cleansing or beautifying the hair by the use of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions or creams.
(b) Cutting, trimming or shaping the hair.
(c) Arranging, dressing, curling, waving, cleansing, singeing, bleaching, tinting, coloring or straightening the hair of any person with the hands, mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliances, or by other means, or similar work incident to or necessary for the proper carrying on of the practice or occupation provided by the terms of this chapter.
(d) Removing superfluous hair from the surface of the body of any person by the use of depilatories, waxing, tweezers or sugaring, except for the permanent removal of hair with needles.
(e) Manicuring the nails of any person.
(f) Beautifying, massaging, stimulating or cleansing the skin of the human body by the use of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, creams or any device, electrical or otherwise, for the care of the skin.
(g) Giving facials or skin care or applying cosmetics or eyelashes to any person.
2. As used in this section, "depilatories" does not include the practice of threading.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1346; A 1985, 1851; 1987, 1068; 1991, 2054; 2001, 1191; 2009, 2499; 2019, 1165) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 644.023)